recent android threat

[universal4]

A new report from security firm Avast out this morning reveals the discovery of a new form of malware on the Google Play store, which begins to display advertisements disguised as warning messages to end users when they unlock their Android smartphones. What’s interesting about this malware – or adware, as it’s better known – is that some of the applications where it was discovered already have a large number of installs. For instance, a card game app called Durak has 5 to 10 million installs, according to the data on Google Play.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/03/new...-of-downloads/

According to what I have read so far there have been three apps exposed to contain exploits.
Durak (a card game)
An IQTest (from iwolt_iqtest_com)
A history app (I do not know the official name of this one)

These apps have come from the android store, so I am hoping that Google understands that they should be looking closer at the apps provided, or maybe even enlist the help of a few of the anti-virus and anti-malware companies who are helping expose these exploits.

If you run a lot of apps on your android devices and you recognize the above apps, you should certainly consider taking a closer look.

Rick
Universal4

[wonderpunter]

Running android feels like running iexplorer in the 90s, certain sites using the default facebook browser and annoying popups that take you away from the page appear, I have ran every program I can find to track down the cuplrit and no joy,,

[sweetbet]

Thank you for the heads up. I've been downloading and trying out all sorts of apps from the Google Play Store. Luckily, I haven't been hit with anything yet.